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Muskox and man in the central Canadian Subarctic 1689-1974
Arctic • 30 (3) • Published In 1977 • Pages: 134-154
By: Burch, Ernest S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based extensive archival research, Burch studies the distribution and harvest of muskoxen in northern Manitoba and southern Nunavut from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries. The muskoxen were abundant in the region at the time of European contact, however, by 1900 they were nearly extinct. Burch attributes this demise to overhunting by Eskimo and Chipewyan hunters. He discovers that muskoxen were always an important food source for both groups, albeit second to the caribou. Burch suggests possible reasons for the near extinction of muskoxen in the region, including the decline in the caribou population, use of firearms, a market for both muskoxen flesh and hides, and an adaptation- of a more sedentary lifestyle by both groups.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Hunting and trapping
- External trade
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chipewyans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ;1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1968-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1689-1900
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Manitoba and Nunavut, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ernest S. Burch, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-154)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- gs 50000281
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chipewyan Indians